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Date Published
Author
Jackie Denner
Word count
1724
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, four MongoDB employees share their personal experiences and what this month means to them. Kyle Suarez, Lead Software Engineer at MongoDB, reflects on his father's sacrifices made for their family's new life in the United States, and how it shaped him into the person he is today. Jacqueline Ho, Sales Enablement Program Lead, talks about her childhood growing up in New York City's Chinatown and how it influenced her confidence and identity as a Chinese American. Puneeth Bikkumanla, Software Engineer at MongoDB, shares his story of moving to India with his family when he was 7 years old, and how it helped him balance between two cultures. Josephine Lee, Enterprise Account Executive, discusses the impact of her grandparents' immigration stories on her own life and career, and how she hopes to carry their legacy in her work at MongoDB.